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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. POOLEY, or BROOKLYN, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO EDWARDF. POOLEY AND FRANK D. POOLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 523,593, dated July 24,1894.

Application filed April 7, 1894.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. POOLEY, 0 Brooklyn, in the county of AnneArundel and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shirts; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in shirts.

The object of the invention is to cheapen the production of shirts byreducing the quantity of material required, and number of stitches, andamount of work necessary in putting shirts together.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionof mens shirts, whereby an exceedingly strong, and durable shirt isproduced with a minimum amount of material, and work in the manufacture.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and incombinations of parts more fully and particularly pointed out.

hereinafter and described in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:-- Figure 1, is a front view ofthe shirt with portions of the sleeves and front pieces of the shirtbroken away. Fig. 2, is a similar view of the back of the shirt. Fig. 3,is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a sectionalview on the line 4-4: Fig. 2. ,Fig. 5, is a diagrammatical view showingthe arm piece and one-half of the front and reartail pieces of theshirt, dotted lines showing one of the shoulder reinforce pieces. Fig.6, is a diagrammatical view showing the two shoulder reinforce piecesand one of the arm pieces.

In the drawings the reference letters a, and 1), indicate respectively,the front and rear tail pieces of the shirt.

0, c, are the sleeves of the shirt.

d, is the bosom of the shirt.

e, is the usual neck band.

7, f,are the two reinforce pieces, more fully described hereinafter.

The armpieces are so formed as to form Serial No. 506,756. (No model.)

the sleeves and constitute the body of the shirt in connection with thebosom and the tail pieces. This is accomplished by forming each armpiece substantially as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, wherein the arm piecesare of such length as to extend inwardly to the neck band,

from the neck band. If an open front shirt,

is desired these edges can be stitched together.

The inner edge of the bodypart of each arm piece at or about its centralportion has a cut out portion 9, to receive the neck band. The frontvertical edges h, of the arm pieces can be cut downwardly from the neckopening g, of desired contour to receive the bosom (1, so that saidedges It, can be sewed to the edges of the bosom by stitches d, asclearly shown in Fig. 3. I

It will be observed that in making the shirt the sleeve portions of thearm pieces 0, are doubled together longitudinally with theirlongitudinal edges sewed together as usual to the arm pit to form thesleeves. From the sleeve the under edges of the body portions of the armpieces extend along the front and rear of the shirt to the bosom and tothe rear split, respectively.

The tail piecesare suitably formed and sewed together at their verticaledges. The front tail piece has a central cut-out portion 2, 1n itsupper edge to receive the lower portion of the bosom to the edge ofwhich said tail piece is secured by stitches d. c The upper straightedges of the front, on both sides of the bosom are securedby stitchinga, to the lower edges of the body portions of the arm pieces between thebosom and the vertical edges of the rear piece b, beneath the sleeves.

The rear piece b, has its upper edge sewed to the lower edges of thebody portions of the two arm pieces by stitches b, extending from therear opening into the shirt to the V6113]: cal edges of the front piecea, beneath the sleeves. The rear split or opening can ex- ICO tend asuitable distance into the rear piece b, if desired as shown in Fig. 2.

The reinforce pieces f, extend over the body portions of the arm piecesfrom the neck band to the sleeves and onto the front and rear pieces a,b, and around the inner ends of the sleeves so as to overlap beneath thesame. Each reinforce piece is cut, substantially of the form shown inFig. 6, with the inner straight edgej, extending from the cut outportion is, for the neck band, to one end of the piece so as to form thevertical edge j, coinciding with the rear vertical edge of the bodyportion of one of the arm pieces at the rear opening into the shirt. Theopposite inner edge of the reinforce piece is out, between the opening70, and the lower front end of the piece, to fit the edge of the bosomto which it is suitably secured by stitches d, as clearly shown in Figs.1 and 6. The outer edge of each reinforce piece is formed with theinwardly curved or concaved cut out portion Z, as clearly shown in Fig.6, having the outwardly extendinglip or tongue m, at one end, so thatwhen the reinforce piece is doubled over the shoulder of the shirt andextends down at the front and rear, said cut-out portion l, will outlinethe sleeve as usually used in shirts and the ends thereof will meetbeneath the sleeve at the arm pit portion thereof so that the tongue m,will overlap the opposite end m, of the cut-out portion Z, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

The reinforce pieces are of such length as to extend down below the bodyportions of the arm pieces on to the upper portions of the pieces a andb, and thereby overlap and cover the stitches a, and b.

The two similar reinforce pieces are at their lower edges united to theupper portions of the front and rear pieces a and b, a distance belowstitches a, and b by the stitches n, and the outer portions of saidreinforce pieces are stitched to the arm portions, at 0, completelyaround the lines of junction between the sleeves and body portions so asproperly outline and reinforce the sleeve portions and form propersleeve or arm openings. The overlapping portions of the reinforce piecesat the lower ends of the arm openings are stitched together so that thetongue m, is stitched to the portions m. The sleeves are thus thoroughlybraced and strengthened and particularly beneath the same where eachreinforced piece overlaps, and the overlapped portions are stitchedtogether and to the arm portions.

In the present instance the bosom 1s shown as inserted in the shirt bodyand st tched to the edges of the arm reinforce and tall pieces, but I donot wish to limit myself to such particular arrangement orsecuring ofthe bosom. By this peculiar arrangement the number of pieces andquantity of material required in making mens shirts are reduced and theshirt produced is very durable and strong and is thoroughly braced andreinforced throughout and wherever'necessary, and also obv1ating thenecessity of sewing in the sleeves and doing away with the usual fouryokes.

It is evident that various changes might be made in the forms,arrangements and constructions of the parts described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my 1nvention, hence I do not wish to limitmyself to the exact construction herein set forth, but consider myselfentitled to all such changes as fall within the spirit and scope of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

The herein described shirt composed of a bosom, a neck band, the two armpieces forming the sleeves and a portion of the body by extendinginwardly to the neck band and bosom andback opening and over theshoulder and down at the front and rear, the front and rear tailssecured together at their side edges and at their upper edges to thelower edges of the body portions of the arm pieces, and the tworeinforce pieces, each extend ng over a shoulder and down at the frontand rear onto and secured to the front and rear tails and surroundingand secured around the inner end of its sleeve and secured to the neckband, bosom and two tails, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses:

GEO. F. POOLEY.

Witnesses:

Bu THOMAS, STEPHEN J. BIROKHEAD.

